Top Music Attorney: The Streaming Crisis Just Got Worse...



In this episode of the Top Music Attorney Podcast, Entertainment Attorney, Miss Krystle discusses streaming fraud is quietly reshaping the music industry, and most artists have no idea how deep it goes. In this episode, MK discusses the growing crisis of fake streams, AI generated uploads, and platform enforcement that is changing how royalties and chart numbers really work. From Apple Music flagging billions of fraudulent plays to Spotify removing millions of streams, the reliability of streaming data is under pressure.
0:00 Introduction
00:14 Apple Music Flagged 2 Billion Fake Streams In 2025
00:37 AI Fraud & Money Laundering Through Streams
00:51 Spotify Remove 25 Million Streams From 21 Savage
01:28 AI Music Made For Gaming The System
01:38 Deezer AI Detection
02:09 Apple Music Fake Stream Fines
02:20 21 Savage Removed Streams
02:36 Major Record Labels Faking Streams
03:14 Sudden Drop Of Streams
03:30 Rigged Grammys
04:05 21 Savage Cultural Debate
04:30 Fraud Detection Systems Failing
04:47 My 2 Takeaways


The Streaming Crisis Just Got Worse...

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